[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RUQZYjyt30] MODE OF LIFE REFLECTS ON EVENTS IN MAALOULA It is with a heavy heart and much suppressed anger, that we at Mode of Life look upon the developments regarding our fellow Orthodox Christian brethren across the Middle East and in Africa. Some of whom are either family or close associates, which amplifies that sorrow and anger that dwells within …
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The following sermon address was given by His Grace Bishop Basil of Wichita to the parish of St Mary Orthodox Church in Wichita, Kansas regarding the crisis in Syria, September 8, 2013: “This week will be a very important week, an historical week, one way or another–our church, our Patriarchate in particular, and this world in general. This week our …
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHVrpjG0Gvc] Prologue Dearly beloved readers, the news that I receive from friends and acquaintances from those in the Middle East, and especially from Syria is very bleak. The anger, sorrow and the atrocities expressed within these letters I cannot bring myself to publish because it is too painful for me personally, but they are very telling of the situation upon …
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FOREWORD Dearly beloved readers and subscribers of Mode of Life, we regret that this week we have diverged from our usual schedule of article publications to bring some troubling news from our fellow Orthodox Christian brethren in Syria. Many things have been reported within the Western media which are not detailed or objective, with preference given to the rebels who …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.